Politics and Policy With a Punch

By a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, the Campbell City Council chose to raise its minimum wage to $15 by 2019. The decision to increase the minimum wage sooner than mandated by the State of California was, in large part, led by Councilmember Jason Baker. Joining him in support of $15 by 2019 were Vice Mayor Liz Gibbons and Councilmember Michael Kotowski. Councilmembers Jeffrey Cristina and Paul Resnikoff opposed the increase. Campbell is the latest to join six other Santa Clara County cities in the regional effort to raise the wage.